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>> he was referring to benghazi. i'm not sure. i think this is a red herring. even if a mob had spontaneously gathered because of the video and decided to charge the u.s. embassy and had killed the u.s. ambassador, two navy s.e.a.l.s and another american that is still an act of terrorism. it is the taking of the lives of civilians in a political act that is designed to have some kind of political impact. it strikes me as an act of trer i terrorism. was it affiliated with al qaeda with planing and forethought that we don't know. but i don't see how it wasn't an act of terrorism no matter who did it. do you think he missed an opportunity focusing on the word terrorism as opposed to the nearly 14 days of whatever it was that they were still unclear about what happened? >> and continue, governor romney had good cards and he over played them and he was able to push them back pretty hard and he played them. >> nor are we at the point where the administration is selling a false narrative. but there are four people dead and it is serious. the question that is hanging i
>> he was referring to benghazi. i'm not sure. i think this is a red herring. even if a mob had spontaneously gathered because of the video and decided to charge the u.s. embassy and had killed the u.s. ambassador, two navy s.e.a.l.s and another american that is still an act of terrorism. it is the taking of the lives of civilians in a political act that is designed to have some kind of political impact. it strikes me as an act of trer i terrorism. was it affiliated with al qaeda with...
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of course, extremist attacks in benghazi that killed the u.s. ambassador. all those things are very real concerns. but if you only look at what's on the news, you can miss maybe what's a bigger picture. another morning in tripoli and life goes on. vendors are out. people go about their daily routines. >> this is our traditional breakfast. >> what is this dish called? >> an overstretched doughnut, i suppose. >> right. with an egg. >> with an egg on top. >> what's a little pancake they put on top? just to hold the egg in? >> just to hold the egg in. it's like a hat to cover up something. you can get them with cheese, you can get them with chili paste, with honey, with sugar. >> how do you like yours? >> i like mine cooked, to be honest. >> what's the name of this neighborhood? >> this is a cradle of the revolution. >> this was the first neighborhood to rise up? >> yes. this is the first place to rise up. >> why do you think this neighborhood? >> it's been always liked here by the regime. they made them feel like they're not from this country, to be honest. >>
of course, extremist attacks in benghazi that killed the u.s. ambassador. all those things are very real concerns. but if you only look at what's on the news, you can miss maybe what's a bigger picture. another morning in tripoli and life goes on. vendors are out. people go about their daily routines. >> this is our traditional breakfast. >> what is this dish called? >> an overstretched doughnut, i suppose. >> right. with an egg. >> with an egg on top. >>...
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. >> haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> no, they have no. the fbi has finally made it to tripoli, they haven't been on the ground in bengazi. they deployed their personal to a location in the region. they have conducted interviews of personnel who were there at the time of the attack. they've not been able to get -- gotten as far as tripoli, but not to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from reporting, the state department -- we don't know whether that request was put to the libyans and whether that was denied. what happened to it. what we know for sure, the crime scene was never secured, and the senior law enforcement official i spoke to said if we get there now, it is not clear whether it will be of any use to us. and the third critical and astonishing point was, look, one of the things we have to do is question the individuals that the libyans have in custody to get to the bottom, to understand what they are learning and, in fact, they made that request through the state departme
. >> haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> no, they have no. the fbi has finally made it to tripoli, they haven't been on the ground in bengazi. they deployed their personal to a location in the region. they have conducted interviews of personnel who were there at the time of the attack. they've not been able to get -- gotten as far as tripoli, but not to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from reporting, the state department -- we don't...
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of course it related to benghazi, but it wasn't about when benghazi was about the broad reaction to the video. why hold that back? i would make the argument even if it is not about benghazi and you are legalistically say we don't need to produce it. for goodness sake, it looks like you are holding it back. it is a good document. put it out. >> three quick things. yes or no, should the democrats participate in the committee on benghazi? >> absolutely yes. does it ever make sense to let the other guy have a one-sided argument while you have the facts? makes no sense. i would be in their face challenging them every time. who wrote the phrase spontaneous demonstration? the white house covering up or the cia and mike moore saying we wrote that because we thought in the early stages we were wrong. that was the message. >> 30 seconds on two other matters. the v.a. hospital scandal. from a crisis management standpoint, what needs to happen? >> the secretary should be in front of congress and every document and every e-mail of not taking care of our veterans should be put out in an investigation
of course it related to benghazi, but it wasn't about when benghazi was about the broad reaction to the video. why hold that back? i would make the argument even if it is not about benghazi and you are legalistically say we don't need to produce it. for goodness sake, it looks like you are holding it back. it is a good document. put it out. >> three quick things. yes or no, should the democrats participate in the committee on benghazi? >> absolutely yes. does it ever make sense to...
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so there was no doubt about that. >> the airport in benghazi. >> the airport in benghazi. which was the extensable reason for going. they were helpful to treating the wounded when they arrived. candy, we looked at that very thoroughly. mike mullen, who was part of this report and indeed worked very closely with all of us and shared many of the responsibilities directly with me made it very clear that his view, as a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, that there were nothing within range that could have made a difference. >> but of course the military would have been responsible for that. but the military opinion is nobody could have gone in there. >> that's correct. and general dempsey, his successor, repeated that in hearings. >> there was a question whether they could do a flyover just to scramble some of these. >> the closest flyover possibility was identified in aviano, northern italy, 1600 miles away. that was given a two-to-three hour possibility. but it would also require aircraft tankers to refuel those aircraft and they were not available. >> the other c
so there was no doubt about that. >> the airport in benghazi. >> the airport in benghazi. which was the extensable reason for going. they were helpful to treating the wounded when they arrived. candy, we looked at that very thoroughly. mike mullen, who was part of this report and indeed worked very closely with all of us and shared many of the responsibilities directly with me made it very clear that his view, as a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, that there were...
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and of course, how easily manipulated. >> arwa damon in benghazi, be careful. fran, thank you very much. on wednesday we reported that a source familiar with ambassador stevens' thinking said in the months before his death, ambassador stevens talked about being worried about what he called the never-ending security threats in benghazi. we also reported that the ambassador specifically mentioned the rise in islamic extremism, the growing al qaeda presence in libya and said he was on an al qaeda hit list. the information for that report like all of cnn's reporting was carefully vetted. some ofat inrmation wa(dws found in a personal journal of ambassador stevens in his handwriting. we came upon the journal through our reporting and notified the family. at theirrequest, we returned that journal to them.=k we reported what we found newsworthy ithe we found newsworthy in the ambassador's wtings. let us know what you think. we're on faceboo follow me on twitter. i'm tweeting tonight. >>> up next, the attack's political fallout here at home. has president obama'sandlin
and of course, how easily manipulated. >> arwa damon in benghazi, be careful. fran, thank you very much. on wednesday we reported that a source familiar with ambassador stevens' thinking said in the months before his death, ambassador stevens talked about being worried about what he called the never-ending security threats in benghazi. we also reported that the ambassador specifically mentioned the rise in islamic extremism, the growing al qaeda presence in libya and said he was on an al...
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are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversat
are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn...
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personnel in benghazi. we've got a lot to talk about tonight with former homeland security advisor fran townsend. as we often mention, fran's a member of the external advisory committee, and recently visited libya with her employer. also joining us, former cia officer bob baer. i don't want to get into the journalistic details with you, but there's no doubt, what do you make of the fact that this consulate in benghazi three days after the attack apparently wasn't being guarded and journalists are wandering all over the place, and anybody could have been wandering all over the place. >> anderson, lost in the dispute over the journal is the fact that this calls into question the integrity of what is now an fbi investigation. one of the first thing law enforcement officers do when they begin an investigation is secure the crime scene. first and foremost, this is the consulate. now, they were going to have challenges to that. the fbi couldn't get in because of security conditions. u.s. personnel, nonessential p
personnel in benghazi. we've got a lot to talk about tonight with former homeland security advisor fran townsend. as we often mention, fran's a member of the external advisory committee, and recently visited libya with her employer. also joining us, former cia officer bob baer. i don't want to get into the journalistic details with you, but there's no doubt, what do you make of the fact that this consulate in benghazi three days after the attack apparently wasn't being guarded and journalists...
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you were there in benghazi. you spoke to eyewitnesss, did they appreciate right away or did it take time for them to realize this was a terror plot rather than some spontaneous demonstration resulting from that anti-muslim video? >> reporter: well, wolf, all of the eyewitnesss that we spoke to at the scene at the consult them self all they said they're a crowd whose chants were louder and louder and suddenly the attack began from three different directions. most certainly they were all saying that this seemed like it was coordinated because it did come from three different directions. they said they used both light and heavy weapons. rocket propelled grenades and other forms of artillery as well. that is what we know. we also do know when it comes to this attack. it was the location, the consulate in and of itself that had been torthed in the past. we do know of the extreme elements that do exist in benghazi, elements that the u.s. itself had been monitoring, and had been systematically targeting them over the f
you were there in benghazi. you spoke to eyewitnesss, did they appreciate right away or did it take time for them to realize this was a terror plot rather than some spontaneous demonstration resulting from that anti-muslim video? >> reporter: well, wolf, all of the eyewitnesss that we spoke to at the scene at the consult them self all they said they're a crowd whose chants were louder and louder and suddenly the attack began from three different directions. most certainly they were all...
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and then last night we learned the news of this attack in benghazi. as americans, let us never, ever forget our freedom is only sustained because our people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases lay down their lives for it. our country is only as strong as the character of our people. and the service of those both civilian and mil military who represent us around the globe. no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character or eclipse the light of the values we stand for. today we mourn for more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. make no mistake, justice will be done. >> so, that's what the president said in the rose garden. a week later they told senate hearing it was terrorism but the president wasn't saying that when directly asked. back to the rose garden, because speech writers come in handy when you have a speech to analyze. i spoke with one of the all-t
and then last night we learned the news of this attack in benghazi. as americans, let us never, ever forget our freedom is only sustained because our people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases lay down their lives for it. our country is only as strong as the character of our people. and the service of those both civilian and mil military who represent us around the globe. no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character...
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consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and mistrust that seek to devid countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and we have a live report on that now. arwa damon is with me from benghazi tonight and i know you had a chance to go to the consulate there. what did you see? >> reporter: it was really quite chilling, horrifying to be walking through some of the buildings there just imagining what had transpired, taken place. they were all burnt. there was black soot covering the walls. ashes over some of the furniture, the chandeliers. there was debris all over the floor. looters also had moved in after the attack took place pillaging this compound that even after the assault was not really secured bu
consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and mistrust that seek to devid countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and...
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there are also other demonstrations also in benghazi. but he said that a senior libyan security official in tripoli told his mission that they were worried about the possibility of these protests turning violent tomorrow. but anderson, these are not anti-american or anti-western protests. they are protests, a continuation of what we saw in benghazi last friday, people taking to the streets, putting pressure on the government to disband militias and create security forces. they actually protest against extremism, but we did see these protests turn violent last friday and there is that concern that could happen tomorrow in tripoli. we did see the u.s. embassy this evening posting on its website a warning for u.s. citizens in tripoli and in benghazi who remain in country to avoid the two main squares in these cities because of the demonstrations, saying that while they are expected to be peaceful protests, that they can be unpredictable and could turn violent. >> bob, as i said earlier, we heard leon panetta, the defense secretary, using th
there are also other demonstrations also in benghazi. but he said that a senior libyan security official in tripoli told his mission that they were worried about the possibility of these protests turning violent tomorrow. but anderson, these are not anti-american or anti-western protests. they are protests, a continuation of what we saw in benghazi last friday, people taking to the streets, putting pressure on the government to disband militias and create security forces. they actually protest...
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the attack in benghazi, libya. what more are we learning about the attacks and the measures the state department is trying to take to ensure the safety of its personnel left in benghazi, tripoli, and elsewhere? >> you have a couple of things, anderson. what they're trying to do is make sure the security of the people who are left, and that's only in tripoli, not in benghazi, is assured, so they're sending some marines. it's kind of like a quick reaction for us to the embassy in tripoli to beef that up. they're also notifying troops around the world that potentially they could be used in various ways to ensure the security of american personnel and then, of course, as you mentioned, you've got the destroyers. this would be the destroyers and the drones would be used more, let's say, if the president determined that it was a time to strike against whoever was the group that carried out this attack. >> and we'll have a look back at the life of the ambassador, a remarkable career. jill and jomana, we'll check in with y
the attack in benghazi, libya. what more are we learning about the attacks and the measures the state department is trying to take to ensure the safety of its personnel left in benghazi, tripoli, and elsewhere? >> you have a couple of things, anderson. what they're trying to do is make sure the security of the people who are left, and that's only in tripoli, not in benghazi, is assured, so they're sending some marines. it's kind of like a quick reaction for us to the embassy in tripoli to...
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her son, sean smith one of the americans killed in the attack in benghazi on september 11th. a month after, she watched her son's casket come off a cargo plane, a month after she says promised her answers, she says she is still waiting to hear. still waiting for answers. waiting for a call. congress held hearings today. we'll talk about that shortly, but first, my conversation with sean smith's mom, pat. i appreciate you being with us. i'm so sorry for your loss. what do you want people tonow about sean? >> so god. he was my only child. he was good at what he dand he d it. >> he loved working with computers? computers, radios. >> did he always do that? always good with computer hes? >> we'll, when he was a kid, computers weren't out yet. and then they were out and i got a computer and he started showing me how you could build a flame thrower by watching a c computer and that is how it started. >> he lived in the netherlands were you able to communicate a lot. was?you allay know wheree >> wn he told me. for example, this time he was in the hague and that is where he was statio
her son, sean smith one of the americans killed in the attack in benghazi on september 11th. a month after, she watched her son's casket come off a cargo plane, a month after she says promised her answers, she says she is still waiting to hear. still waiting for answers. waiting for a call. congress held hearings today. we'll talk about that shortly, but first, my conversation with sean smith's mom, pat. i appreciate you being with us. i'm so sorry for your loss. what do you want people tonow...
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war damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >>> so the attack on the benghazi consulate was the deadliest incident this sudden blazing fury towards the united states. but look at this, lebanon, sudan, india, and palestinian territories, tunisia, yemen, and, of course, egypt, violence and destruction to embassies, american schools and even fast food restaurants, all of this anger exploding from the arab world over an amateur hour video clip posted on the internet. that the government had nothing on do. inwant to ta i want to talk to the professor, former director of middle east studies at john hopkins university. thank you, professor, for joining us. your fascinating opinion piece in "the washington post" is title why is the arab world so easily offended. let's hear it. why is the arab world so easily offended? >> you know, don, i wish i could give you a succinct answer. i think we know what we know. we know anti-americanism is like the standard diet particularly important the young people. when you talk about a world which is angry, when you talk about a world with mass unemployment, political dic
war damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >>> so the attack on the benghazi consulate was the deadliest incident this sudden blazing fury towards the united states. but look at this, lebanon, sudan, india, and palestinian territories, tunisia, yemen, and, of course, egypt, violence and destruction to embassies, american schools and even fast food restaurants, all of this anger exploding from the arab world over an amateur hour video clip posted on the internet. that the government had nothing...
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there are two different benghazi stories. the story of what happened that night and those people on the ground who were responding, trying to make good decisions and then there's the political story and you know how politicized this story has become. how much did the administration know? when did they know it? what should they have done differently? i think five days before an election for them to come out, for any intelligence official to come out and really feel passionately about setting the record straight tells you they feel like the people out there doing the work are really getting a disservice by the back and forth of all of this. you look at the political and intelligence community, as sort of account on the ground and the tick stotock, and they sometime don't match up. >> peter brooks a deputy secretary of state under george w. bush, and nick burns, former undersecretary for political affairs on the democratic side. and republican. let me ask for reaction first, peter. to what the cia says happened? >> i'm not surpr
there are two different benghazi stories. the story of what happened that night and those people on the ground who were responding, trying to make good decisions and then there's the political story and you know how politicized this story has become. how much did the administration know? when did they know it? what should they have done differently? i think five days before an election for them to come out, for any intelligence official to come out and really feel passionately about setting the...
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we're trying to get answers ourselves what happened in benghazi because there are so many unanswered questions. >> the members of congress doesn't want this information filtered which is what you get. they want them straight from the participants, whats the cia doing in laby? there are allegations the ci arks was operating a gun running program with guns going from libya to syria rebels. an official says that's not true, saying u.s. officials in benghazi in no way were involved in syria or any other conflict zone before or after the attack. the second question, what are the details of the failed rescue attempts, what the family members want to know. we heard a group of would be rescuers at the cia annex were armed and ready to go within minutes of the attack, four minutes quite frankly. they were held off until finally they on their own decided to stage a rescue. congressman want to know why the wait and finally, that over hanging political question did administration know immediately this was a planned terrorist attack and if so, why did administration officials try to first claim i
we're trying to get answers ourselves what happened in benghazi because there are so many unanswered questions. >> the members of congress doesn't want this information filtered which is what you get. they want them straight from the participants, whats the cia doing in laby? there are allegations the ci arks was operating a gun running program with guns going from libya to syria rebels. an official says that's not true, saying u.s. officials in benghazi in no way were involved in syria...
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have given him more security, particularly in benghazi. as you know, that country is divided very badly, and there's significant competition, and there's far more islamic influence in that part of libya than in tripoli. >> you previously mentioned that people in the obama administration said it was not a planned attack and sort of the offshoot of this youtube video, but the director of the terro terrorist scenter said that it did appear to be a terrorist attack. how significant do you think that is? >> i think it is significant that the president's spokesperson would go on our networks and tell people thing that is are absolutely false and by the way, fly in the face of the facts. i think maybe the american people are owed an apology. but the most important thing that we have to understand is that this video is not the cause of it. islamists who use these videos use these videos to inflame people to attack america. i'm confident that people are making videos right now. we should be standing up for freedom of speech and that we will defend
have given him more security, particularly in benghazi. as you know, that country is divided very badly, and there's significant competition, and there's far more islamic influence in that part of libya than in tripoli. >> you previously mentioned that people in the obama administration said it was not a planned attack and sort of the offshoot of this youtube video, but the director of the terro terrorist scenter said that it did appear to be a terrorist attack. how significant do you...
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benghazi was a tragedy. it's not a scandal. republicans are going to investigate this until the end of the obama administration. they will find nothing because there's nothing to be found there. there's no scandal. these are brave, honorable people who were killed in the line of duty just like foreign service officers and cia officers have been killed in the line of duty before. there is nothing there. in terms of a scandal. but republicans can continue doing this as long as they want. >> so susan rice saying that there was links to the videos to you -- >> it was in the immediate aftermath it was unclear what happened. they corrected their statements within a day. >> they didn't though, jeffrey. president obama went to the u.n. and he gave a speech saying that this was about a youtube video almost attacking free speech, frankly, saying that as the united states we will not stand for this sort of insult to islam. he said this two weeks after it was well-known thought was a planned coordinated terrorist attack. >> explain to me -
benghazi was a tragedy. it's not a scandal. republicans are going to investigate this until the end of the obama administration. they will find nothing because there's nothing to be found there. there's no scandal. these are brave, honorable people who were killed in the line of duty just like foreign service officers and cia officers have been killed in the line of duty before. there is nothing there. in terms of a scandal. but republicans can continue doing this as long as they want. >>...
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our third story, benghazi gate. there is a deep disconnect in washington over what happened the nikt ambassador chris stevens was killed. today, leon panetta stepped in to the fray, finally using the t word. >> the reason i think pretty clearly it was a terrorist attack because a group of terrorists obviously conducted that attack on the consulate. and against our individuals. >> clearly, a terrorist attack. now, panetta stopped short of saying which terrorist group was specifically responsible, but for two weeks, the white house and state department have refrained from blaming terrorists directly and when hillary clinton started to ame al-qaeda, the state department backed off. here she is in the u.n. meeting we reported on last night connecting al-qaeda linked groups to what she called the tragic attack. >> for some time, al-qaeda in the islamic mag and other groups have launched attacks and kid p kidnappings to other countries and are working with other extremists to undermine the transitions in north africa as w
our third story, benghazi gate. there is a deep disconnect in washington over what happened the nikt ambassador chris stevens was killed. today, leon panetta stepped in to the fray, finally using the t word. >> the reason i think pretty clearly it was a terrorist attack because a group of terrorists obviously conducted that attack on the consulate. and against our individuals. >> clearly, a terrorist attack. now, panetta stopped short of saying which terrorist group was specifically...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. president obama has ordered that flags fly at half-staff across the united states and at embassies around the world until sunday night. i'm wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. earlier today, the republican challenger, mitt romney blasted president obama for what he characterized as, quote, an apology for america's values over the storming of the u.s. embassy in cairo. >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> the president fired right back in an interview tonight with cbs news. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and name later, and as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that, that, you know, it's important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts and that you've thought through the ramifications before you make them. >> and there are late-breaking developments right now. two u.s. navy warships are moving toward the coast of libya and 50 marines are on the ground in tripoli right
consulate in benghazi, libya. president obama has ordered that flags fly at half-staff across the united states and at embassies around the world until sunday night. i'm wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. earlier today, the republican challenger, mitt romney blasted president obama for what he characterized as, quote, an apology for america's values over the storming of the u.s. embassy in cairo. >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> the president fired...
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why does benghazi go on? no one was ever fired? so people made tragic errors, no one's accepting responsibility and no one was fired. same with the irs, they're having some commissioners resign who were going to resign already, and people still saying what was their policy, who wrote the policy and now there's rumors who wrote the policy is the person running obama care, which doesn't give us a lot of confidence about obama care? >> senator, i have to run. i'm way over on this, but i have to just go back to something you said. are you telling me you think there's a memo somewhere in which someone said in the memo we're targeting people going after the president? is that what i heard you say? >> well, we keep hearing the reports and we have several specifically worded items saying who was being targeted. in fact, one of the bullet points says those who are critical of the president. so i don't know if that comes from a policy, but that's what's being reported in the press. >> okay. >> and reported orally. i haven't seen a policy sta
why does benghazi go on? no one was ever fired? so people made tragic errors, no one's accepting responsibility and no one was fired. same with the irs, they're having some commissioners resign who were going to resign already, and people still saying what was their policy, who wrote the policy and now there's rumors who wrote the policy is the person running obama care, which doesn't give us a lot of confidence about obama care? >> senator, i have to run. i'm way over on this, but i have...
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consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands, demanding democracy. but more importantly, demanding an end to these extremist militias whom people and the government here say were in fact behind that attack that took ambassador stevens' life and the life of three other americans. what happened is that at night on friday hundreds of these pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremists militias in the city of benghazi, including the headquarters of the militia. and the libyan government says it has detained individuals who are part of the association on the u.s. consulate, although they say the group as a whole was not behind that assault. >> cnn's arwa damon reporting there. >>> it's getting close. just 45 days until election day, president obama back on the campaign trail in wisconsin. >> barack obama! >> he held a rally this just the last hour in milwaukee. and earlier today he held a couple
consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands, demanding democracy. but more importantly, demanding an end to these extremist militias whom people and the government here say were in fact behind that attack that took ambassador stevens' life and the life of three other americans. what happened is that at night on friday hundreds of these pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known...
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i think the american people are confused about the terrible tragedy that inspired in benghazi almost six months ago. >> thank you. >>> benjamin netanyahu's power and influence over who will win in a few weeks in this presidential election. it could affect the vote in the most -- could be the most important start of all, florida. >>> it has been called geeks on the water. it's a big idea. -bacon. buds. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] donuts. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? okay. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty clusters and almonds. [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, using state-of-the-art monitoring technologies, rigorous p
i think the american people are confused about the terrible tragedy that inspired in benghazi almost six months ago. >> thank you. >>> benjamin netanyahu's power and influence over who will win in a few weeks in this presidential election. it could affect the vote in the most -- could be the most important start of all, florida. >>> it has been called geeks on the water. it's a big idea. -bacon. buds. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] donuts. how about we try this new kind...
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he did. >> into benghazi. >> not into benghazi. >> he deployed a ship. >> those ships had special assets on them. >> no, general. you're misinformed. >> general, let me ask you this question. separate from the point of what happened on that day. >> can i -- >> hold on. in the days before ambassador stevens had requested additional security and wasn't given it. >> it's a good question and the state of arms is going to have to answer for that. but that's not -- >> erin? >> that's not the policy question. in other words, when 9/11 happened, america pulled together. but there wasn't a presidential election. but democrats supported a republican president. when this happened, the republican partisan machine decided they'd found a chink in president obama's excellent foreign policy and has gone full force to exploit it for partisan advantage, so it's not to say -- >> erin, erin? >> that we can't get to the facts. it's hard to get through the partisanship to get to the facts. >> congressman, why don't you respond to that? because it is true, there are some real questions here about information t
he did. >> into benghazi. >> not into benghazi. >> he deployed a ship. >> those ships had special assets on them. >> no, general. you're misinformed. >> general, let me ask you this question. separate from the point of what happened on that day. >> can i -- >> hold on. in the days before ambassador stevens had requested additional security and wasn't given it. >> it's a good question and the state of arms is going to have to answer for that....
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arwa is live for us in benghazi. i know we've had a chance to view this video. tell us about the ambassador's last moments and what we're going to see in this video. >> reporter: well, what this video shows, erin is a group of men in a fairly chaotic scene crawling out of a window that they had just broken into, trying to reach this part of the compound. the doors, the windows all had bars on them. you hear a voice shouting they found a dead body. in the midst of this chaos, you hear someone screaming, he's alive he's alive. and they start chanting, god is great. at this point in time, according to the young man who filmed this, nobody realized this was the ambassador. they knew it was a foreigner, they suspected, perhaps, it was an american, it didn't cross anyone's mind that it was, in fact, the ambassador himself. he says they believe he was still alive, because there was a pulse. a very weak one, and his eyes were moving. in the ten minutes that it took for them to be able to transport him to the hospital, it appears that he died because the doctor at the ho
arwa is live for us in benghazi. i know we've had a chance to view this video. tell us about the ambassador's last moments and what we're going to see in this video. >> reporter: well, what this video shows, erin is a group of men in a fairly chaotic scene crawling out of a window that they had just broken into, trying to reach this part of the compound. the doors, the windows all had bars on them. you hear a voice shouting they found a dead body. in the midst of this chaos, you hear...
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could you see al qaeda build up in benghazi? did you tell anybody about the threat of al qaeda and how did they respond? to me, that's the essence of what i'm trying to get at. >> right. i understand. you've been at it for some time. but what spurred your action to block the president's nominee was the "60 minutes" report. so that's what prompted you to do this. you did it the day after. you cited it. and so my question is are there other ways to get out -- to get what you want without threatening the president's -- the head of the fed or the head of homeland security agency? >> i met with the state department thursday about my desire to talk to the five survivors. american personnel, state department employees, american citizens, independent of state department's accountability review board. nobody in congress got to talk to these people. i released two ambassadors that i a hold on because we're trying to work out a bipartisan way to interview these witnesses. oversight is important. i want to perform oversight. i'm not trying
could you see al qaeda build up in benghazi? did you tell anybody about the threat of al qaeda and how did they respond? to me, that's the essence of what i'm trying to get at. >> right. i understand. you've been at it for some time. but what spurred your action to block the president's nominee was the "60 minutes" report. so that's what prompted you to do this. you did it the day after. you cited it. and so my question is are there other ways to get out -- to get what you want...
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so there was military protection to go into benghazi, why didn't they get it? >> the answer to the question is not really clear. so it's not unusual, when you want to set up a security perimeter, you may look to the host country. if the host country is unable or unwilling to provide it, we don't know what the answer to that is, you may ask if you think you need it for u.s. military support, but that's got to go through a process. it needs state department and nsc support, the u.s. military would have to make an assessment about how big a security package that would entail and lastly, and perhaps most importantly, you need host government. the libyan government in this case, support to allow u.s. military boots on the ground to provide sort of the defensive security perimeter around the benghazi compound. now, i spoke to a senior administration official who said they have been having regular meetings twice daily, secure video teleconferences on updates of the investigation. there has been regular deputies committee meetings hosted by dennis mcdonough, the deputy
so there was military protection to go into benghazi, why didn't they get it? >> the answer to the question is not really clear. so it's not unusual, when you want to set up a security perimeter, you may look to the host country. if the host country is unable or unwilling to provide it, we don't know what the answer to that is, you may ask if you think you need it for u.s. military support, but that's got to go through a process. it needs state department and nsc support, the u.s....
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we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the consulate building. an official is telling cnn that the building is being secured by the libyan military, but we're hearing from eye witnesses in benghazi that members of the armed group had taken over the consulate building and were celebrating and looting the consulate. there's been condemnation here by regular libyans and officials and also calls on social media sites for more protests in benghazi and here in the capital tripoli. >> reporting live from tripoli tonight. thank you very much. >>> it is the 11th anniversary of the september 11 attacks, which
we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocket-propelled grenades...
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consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador stevens and three others and what he would do about the situation there. >> in libya, i'll support the libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them. and i'll vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in benghazi and killed our fellow americans. >> eli lake with the daily beast has been out front on the libya story from the beginning with what the u.s. knew, when the u.s. knew it. he joins us once again with increasing information on this. so, i want you to clear up something. you've been reporting today about the militia and some leaders of that militia in benghazi, who were allied with our mission there, but then said we're done with you because you don't like who we support for our new leadership. was that accurate? were they threatening to pull that work away and leave us less protected? >> that's based on the notes of september 11, 2012 cable that was approved by ambassador chris stevens on sort of the benghazi situation overall. it was one of the most interesting bullet points in
consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador stevens and three others and what he would do about the situation there. >> in libya, i'll support the libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them. and i'll vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in benghazi and killed our fellow americans. >> eli lake with the daily beast has been out front on the libya story from the beginning with what the u.s. knew, when the u.s. knew it. he...
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also, arwa damon has been breaking news all week from benghazi. details of an emergency landing in colorado with ann romney aboard. smoke filled the cabin after an apparent electrical fire. we'll have details on that. those stories and tonight's "ridiculist." you got to see it to believe it. erin? >> thanks. see you in a few moments. >>> rob lowe says i'm a lefty. is he right? ahhhh drill sound chirping electric shaver shaking remote tapping sound shaking drill chirping tapping shaking remote wouldn't it be great to have one less battery to worrabout? car honking irping the 2012 sonata hybrid. the only hybrid with a lifetime hybrid battery warranty. from hyundai. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ with less chronic oste
also, arwa damon has been breaking news all week from benghazi. details of an emergency landing in colorado with ann romney aboard. smoke filled the cabin after an apparent electrical fire. we'll have details on that. those stories and tonight's "ridiculist." you got to see it to believe it. erin? >> thanks. see you in a few moments. >>> rob lowe says i'm a lefty. is he right? ahhhh drill sound chirping electric shaver shaking remote tapping sound shaking drill chirping...
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not just benghazi libya, where four americans were killed in the turmoil. ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty, and breaking news about the fourth victim. identified, tyron woods, a former navy s.e.a.l. as well. according to knsd, woods was from the area, from imperial beach, 41 years old. his ex-wife telling the station he loved being a s.e.a.l. more than life itself. we do have late developments on an arrest today in connection with his killing, as well as the search for additional suspects. and the libyans, many of whom have expressed shock and outrage over the killings. as we said, the anti-american flames are spreading. in addition to libya and egypt, there were protests as well today in yemen, sudan, iraq, morocco, gaza. at least 11 hotspots now including israel, iran, and the kashmir region by india. not just contained in the arab world anymore. the most dramatic and deadly eruption happened in the capital of yemen. take a look. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chantin
not just benghazi libya, where four americans were killed in the turmoil. ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty, and breaking news about the fourth victim. identified, tyron woods, a former navy s.e.a.l. as well. according to knsd, woods was from the area, from imperial beach, 41 years old. his ex-wife telling the station he loved being a s.e.a.l. more than life itself. we do have late developments on an arrest today in connection with his killing, as...
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have you learned why the cia was operate ng benghazi? >> after the fall of gadhafi in libya, it became clear to the cia and other officials that militants could get hold of some of the weapons that gadhafi had and these included weapons like man pads, which are shoulder fire rockets that can be shot at aircraft. there were thousands of them that had to be tracked, so it was important for the cia to surge officers into benghazi to search for those weapons and you had a lot of jihadists moving into eastern libya. >> and i know your report covers how the fact that the cia was so prevalent, created perhaps serious confusion on who was responsible for security. bob, this was a covert operation and they were in libya trying to secure these weapons. is it realistic to do that job, to be a covert operative and also be you know, you're doing quote unquote real job, providing security to the consulate? >> erin, the problem is it's hard to hide that many westerners in a city like benghazi, then almost attach the american consulate makes it even mor
have you learned why the cia was operate ng benghazi? >> after the fall of gadhafi in libya, it became clear to the cia and other officials that militants could get hold of some of the weapons that gadhafi had and these included weapons like man pads, which are shoulder fire rockets that can be shot at aircraft. there were thousands of them that had to be tracked, so it was important for the cia to surge officers into benghazi to search for those weapons and you had a lot of jihadists...
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you've been briefed on the situation in benghazi. at that briefing, were you told that al-qaeda linked groups were responsible? >> we always have to be careful repeating what we're told in classified settings, but basically, we were told something that goes along with its consistent with what the administration was saying publicly an that was that was a upon tan yous mob, got out of hand and there wasn't consequenc consequences. doesn't make much sense if you look at common sense. the fact it was 9/11. the fact it was a highly organized attack. that's before you get into the evidence it just didn't really add up. >> i remember asking that night. people on our program. 9/11. it can't be a coincidence and people were trying to say it was and it didn't seem to add up. can you think of a reason though they wouldn't have told you if they had found out, why would they not have said so publicly? >> i don't know, erin. i'm really perplexed about that. it is true al-qaeda has been di finished, but as you point out, al-qaeda has grown, become
you've been briefed on the situation in benghazi. at that briefing, were you told that al-qaeda linked groups were responsible? >> we always have to be careful repeating what we're told in classified settings, but basically, we were told something that goes along with its consistent with what the administration was saying publicly an that was that was a upon tan yous mob, got out of hand and there wasn't consequenc consequences. doesn't make much sense if you look at common sense. the...
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>> given the circumstances in benghazi, wolf, probably not. probably because there had been similar attacks on the british ambassador's convoy, there had been an infiltration of islamic extremists from the southern part of libya, there had been a series of attacks near the airport. so there's no doubt that chris was well aware at the time that benghazi was less than a secure city. >> what do you think caused this attack? was it simply that anti-islamic film or is there something much bigger here that explains this hatred of the united states? >> well, with respect to libya, i don't think it has to do with hatred of the united states. the islam terrorist groups, could have been gadhafi dead enders who have been plotting to destabilize the government. across the rest of the region, there's clearly a permeation of ant anti-and the struggle between the l the muslim brotherhood. >> egypt is much more important. i assume you like a lot of others are deeply disappointed that the newly elected president was so shy at least at the beginning in condemni
>> given the circumstances in benghazi, wolf, probably not. probably because there had been similar attacks on the british ambassador's convoy, there had been an infiltration of islamic extremists from the southern part of libya, there had been a series of attacks near the airport. so there's no doubt that chris was well aware at the time that benghazi was less than a secure city. >> what do you think caused this attack? was it simply that anti-islamic film or is there something...
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people now probably realize this was not something in benghazi that just spontaneously happened. >> i'm curious with the reporting we had, there was this meeting and at the meeting, americans were told that quote the situation is frightening, it scares us and the americans were advised to decrease their presence in benghazi. americans didn't ask for more security and according to the state department, that whole meeting never went up the chain of command. that's pretty frightening there's that lack of coordination or information sharing going on, isn't it? is that something you fear happening there and elsewhere? >> well, certainly, i can't verify what you've just relayed, but if in fact that happened, certainly, that's very concerning. >> let me ask you a question on this issue of premeditation. i know you're frustrated by that briefs you received today, but why is it that the libyan government says this was premeditated and we hear susan rice, jay carney, from their information, it was not. what do you think would explain that or why would the u.s. government explain things so differe
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that's the american consulate building in benghazi. we want to get straight to cairo. we're hearing that someone has been arrested in conjunction with the attacks. but one of the groups linked with al qaeda that's recently claimed responsibility for attacks on america and other interests said they had nothing to do with this one. is ansar al sharia brigade. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the brigade issued a statement saying they were not involved in the incident that took place, the assault on the consulate itself. but that statement is being met with pretty wide skepticism with the libyans we speak to and even the authorities themselves. there have been reports that there have been clashes breaking out between government forces, between some of the other extremist groups that have turned on ansar al sharia realizing what the short fallout of this horrific assault could potentially be. and this just really goes to underscore, erin, how many challenges this country faces. the fact that this very much a nation that is run by these militias, these armed groups that a
that's the american consulate building in benghazi. we want to get straight to cairo. we're hearing that someone has been arrested in conjunction with the attacks. but one of the groups linked with al qaeda that's recently claimed responsibility for attacks on america and other interests said they had nothing to do with this one. is ansar al sharia brigade. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the brigade issued a statement saying they were not involved in the incident that took place, the...
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hillary with regard to gun fire in bosnia, fast and furious, benghazi. respond to that if you would. >> the factual record shows otherwise. the emmy award i won last year involved an undercover investigation on republican freshmen fund raising, as we caught them in key largo hobnobbing with the sorts of donors they imply they would not hobnob with. i won involving the bush administration's bait and switch, the bank bailout. probably done an equal number of stories examining democrats and republicans regarding shenanigans in congress. i like to talk about the praise from msnbc for investigating republican congressman steven buell activity. the factual record is different from the narrative some are trying to advance. >> sharyl attkisson, thank you for being here. >> when we come back, american boots on the ground in iraq, more heading to iraq. it's supposed to be a training mission. but nobody knows how far it will all go. we'll talk to a former military commander and get lowdown on what it will take to beat back isis. let me get tyes?straight... lactaidÂ